Paraphalaenopsis culture?

[smartie2000]

Since there are many growers here who are successful with the Vanda alliance I hope I can get some advice. There isn't many horticultural websites for paraphalaenopsis either. How do paraphalaenopsis grow?

I just bought a (Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua x Vascostylis Tham Yuen Hae) from my last orchid society meeting. It was imported from Flordia from our guest speaker, who spoke about Paraphalaenopsis breeding. I don't remember all off his lecture but the pictures were beautiful and I ended up buying the last blue cross left after the meeting ended, for some reason, even though I am not a Vanda person. I think he mentioned paraphalaenopsis breeding into Vandas make them more compact.

It should be getting stong light since even hybrid catt leaves are slightly red when they are this close to the tubes. One tube is purple, so mostly red and blue light is emitted, and the other tube is a cool white.

I decided to mount the plant on cork and sphag and it grows underlights. I didn't have a larger piece of cork unfortunately. I also soaked it in some K-L-N, I think the plant could be stressed from its long journey to Canada, but they look like very tolerant to drought. Here it is:


I still haven't bloomed my Neostylis Lou Sneary and Neofinetia falcata either, so maybe the Vanda alliance is difficult for me.

[Charles]

You've lost me. What is that you are showing? It looks like a vanda. Check here
Paraphalaenopsis Orchid Care - Carter and Holmes Orchids Culture

[smartie2000]

It's a Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua x Vascostylis Tham Yuen Hae, so it is part Vanda.

thanks for the link

[wonderlen3000]

How's the plant doing?? I got one from the same vender too. Mine is (Para. serpentilingua x Chris. vietnamica). Pretty much typical vanda culture, lots of water, light and warm temperature. mine bloom non stop since i place it along with my other Ascd and Vanda. It already bloom 3 times this year and another spike is on the way.

[jkofferdahl]

I am not a Vanda guy but have a a few Paraphalaenopsis plants - denevei, serpentilingua, and labukensis. I can't speak to what will be imparted by the Vanda parent, but the plant looks like a Paraphal and I can offer a bit of insight on them. Essentially they like the same conditions that Phals like. At one time they were included in the Phal genus, but were differentiated, I think, in the 1970s. I know I bought my first in 1980 and it was still sold as a "terete-leaved Phalaenopsis" by Jones and Scully. Anyway, if the plant will like the same conditions as a Phal then it's a bit close to the light.

The Paraphal parent is one of the smaller in the genus, by the way.